Information releases

New Zealand General Social Survey
Information about the well-being of New Zealanders aged 15 years and over. You can find social and economic outcome information, including perceptions of quality of housing, and natural and built environment. Learn how these results are distributed across different population groups, including owner-occupiers and renters.

Housing in greater Christchurch after the earthquakes (published 2014)
Explore the changes that have occurred in housing and the effects of housing changes on the population in the greater Christchurch area as a result of the Canterbury earthquake sequence that began in September 2010.

Resources

Get help to interpret and use our data. You can find housing-related data on these other Statistics NZ web pages.

Building Consents Issued (construction)
This monthly information release gives you statistics about the number, floor area, and value of new dwellings, and the value of alterations to existing dwellings.

Value of Building Work Put in Place (construction)
This quarterly information release provides estimates of the actual dollar value of work done on construction jobs in New Zealand